Download or read book Canines in Cervantes and Velázquez written by John Beusterien and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To date, no scholarly history of early modern Spanish dogs has been published. Aside from carrying out this task, this book evaluates the representation of dogs in the work of the artist Diego Velázquez and the author Miguel de Cervantes. In general, this study highlights the importance of Animal Studies in providing readers a fresh approach to the historical, artistic and literary complexity of early modern Spain.